Lebap welaýaty
| Lebap welaýaty | |
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| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Capital | Turkmenabat |
| surface | 93,730 km² |
| Residents | 1,334,500 (2005) |
| density | 14 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | TM-L |
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Coordinates: 39 ° 0 ' N , 63 ° 0' E
Lebap welaýaty (formerly Russian Чарджоуская область Tschardschouskaja oblast ) is one of the five provinces of Turkmenistan .
The province is located in the east of the country and borders Uzbekistan in the east and Afghanistan in the southeast . It is from the river Amu Darya flowed from which the south of the Karakum Canal branches off parts of the province are from the Karakum taken -Wüste.
The area is 93,730 km², the population (2005) around 1,334,500, which results in a population density of around 14 inhabitants / km².
The capital of the province is Türkmenabat (formerly Tschardschou or Çärjew), other larger cities are Magdanly (formerly Gowurdak ), Kerki and Gazojak .
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ^ Britannica Book of the Year 2013
